aposematic如何读

英：[æ'pɒzmætɪk]

美：[æ'pɒzmætɪk]

aposematic是什么意思

  • adj.警戒色的；起警告作用的

aposematic英英释义

adjective

being conspicuous and serving to warn

aposematic coloration in butterflies

aposematic词源英文解释

apo- + Greek sēmat-, sêma "sign, signal" + -ic >entry 1 — more at semantic Note: The term was introduced by the British biologist Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856-1943) in The Colours of Animals (London, 1890), p. 337: "The second head (Sematic Colours) includes Warning Colours and Recognition Markings: the former warn an enemy off, and are therefore called Aposematic; the latter assist an individual of the same species, and are termed Episematic."

The first known use of aposematic was in 1890

aposematic 例句

1 Most of them are beautifuly radiant, displaying aposematic patterns.

大多数的毒镖蛙有漂亮的辐射点，显示着警戒图案。

2 Their elaborate designs and hues are deliberately ostentatious to ward off potential predators, a tactic called aposematic coloration.

它们身上复杂的纹路与多彩的色调意在抵御潜在的敌人，这种策略称为警戒色。

3 The aposematic amphibians almost always evolve from species in the middle of that spectrum, those whose colors are shrouded unless in danger.

4 Indeed, vibrant patterns so often signal toxicity that biologists even have a special term for them: aposematic coloration.

5 The minute creatures are vibrantly colored and speckled (a phenomena called aposematic coloration) in order to deter predators from eating them.

aposematic 同义词

1 警戒色

warning coloration

2 警戒

vigilant Argus-eyed nit vigilance watch on guard be on guard

3 警戒的

vigilant Argus-eyed

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